Diocese of

Altoona–Johnstown 𝐖

USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Altoona–Johnstown / Altunen(sis)–Iohnstonien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Philadelphia

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Mary, Mother of the Church (October 11)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: September 7, December 20 (co-cathedral)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1901.05.30: Established as Diocese of Altoona / Altunen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Harrisburg and Diocese of Pittsburgh and became suffragan of Philadelphia)
1957.10.09: Renamed as Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown / Altunen(sis)–Iohnstonien(sis) (Latin)

Contact Info

Address: 126 Logan Blvd., Hollidaysburg, PA 16648, USA

Phone: +1 (814) 695-5579

Present Prelates

Bishop (2011.01.14 – ...):

Bishop Mark Leonard Bartchak (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Altoona–Johnstown (Roman Rite)

Bishop Mark Leonard Bartchak (69)
(2011.01.14 – ...)

Bishop of Altoona–Johnstown (USA)

Christ our hope of glory

Born:	1955.01.01 (Cleveland, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1981.05.15
Consecrated Bishop:	2011.04.19

Priest of Erie (USA) (1981.05.15 – 2011.01.14)

Bishop of Altoona–Johnstown (USA) (2011.01.14 – ...)

Bishop Joseph Victor Adamec
(1987.03.12 – 2011.01.14)

Household of God

Born:	1935.08.13 (Bannister, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1960.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1987.05.20
Died:	2019.03.20 (Hollidaysburg, PA, USA † 83)

Bishop of Altoona–Johnstown (USA) (1987.03.12 – 2011.01.14)

Bishop James John Hogan
(1966.05.23 – 1986.10.17)

Born:	1911.10.17 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1937.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1960.02.25
Died:	2005.06.14 († 93)

Titular Bishop of Philomelium (1959.11.27 – 1966.05.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton (USA) (1959.11.27 – 1966.05.23)

Bishop of Altoona–Johnstown (USA) (1966.05.23 – 1986.10.17)

Bishop Joseph Carroll McCormick
(1960.06.25 – 1966.03.04)

Born:	1907.02.15 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1932.07.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.04.23
Died:	1996.11.12 († 89)

Titular Bishop of Ruspæ (1947.01.11 – 1960.06.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (1947.01.11 – 1960.06.25)

Bishop of Altoona–Johnstown (USA) (1960.06.25 – 1966.03.04)

Bishop of Scranton (USA) (1966.03.04 – 1983.02.15)

Bishop Howard Joseph Carroll
(1957.12.05 – 1960.03.21)

Born:	1902.08.05 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1927.04.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1958.01.02
Died:	1960.03.21 († 57)

Bishop of Altoona–Johnstown (USA) (1957.12.05 – 1960.03.21)

Bishops of Altoona (Roman Rite)

Bishop Richard Thomas Guilfoyle
(1936.08.08 – 1957.06.10)

Born:	1892.12.22 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1917.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1936.11.30
Died:	1957.06.10 († 64)

Bishop of Altoona (USA) (1936.08.08 – 1957.06.10)

Bishop John Joseph McCort
(1920.10.22 – 1936.04.21)

Born:	1860.02.16 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1883.10.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1912.09.17
Died:	1936.04.21 († 76)

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (1912.06.28 – 1920.01.27)

Titular Bishop of Azotus (1912.06.28 – 1920.10.22)

Coadjutor Bishop of Altoona (USA) (1920.01.27 – 1920.10.22)

Bishop of Altoona (USA) (1920.10.22 – 1936.04.21)

Bishop Eugene Augustine Garvey
(1901.05.31 – 1920.10.22)

Born:	1845.10.05 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1869.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1901.09.08
Died:	1920.10.22 († 75)

Bishop of Altoona (USA) (1901.05.31 – 1920.10.22)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop John Joseph McCort (1920.01.27 – 1920.10.22)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Co-Cathedral: St. John Gualbert Cathedral, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Minor Basilica: Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Loretto, Pennsylvania
Shrines in the Ordinary Jubilee 2025

Churches by City (97)

Greensburg (←), Erie (↖), Scranton (↗), Harrisburg (→), Baltimore (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 17,279 km²

Population: 68,561 Catholics (10.9% of 628,426 total)

Pastoral Centres: 75 parishes

Personnel: 201 priests (95 diocesan, 106 religious), 42 deacons, 185 religious (127 brothers, 58 sisters), 4 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.12.15

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